Famous Deaths In January - 02

0017  Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet, dies on this day in history.   

1512  Death of Svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460) on January - 02.   

1514  On this day in history death of william Smyth, English bishop and statesman (bc. 1460)   

1557  On January - 02 death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)   

1685  On January - 02 death of harbottle Grimston, English politician (b. 1603)   

1694  On this day in history death of henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, English politician (b. 1651)   

1726  On January - 02 domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37   

1740  On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

1763  On January - 02 john Casteret earl Granville, English premier, dies at 72   

1780  On this day in history johann Ludwig Krebs, composer, dies at 66   

1789  Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 on January - 02.   

1790  Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer), German rococo sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

1801  Johann C Lavater, Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1803  Ignaz Franz von Beecke, composer, dies at 69 on January - 02.   

1861  Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 on January - 02.   

1863  On January - 02 roger Weightman Hanson, Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at 35   

1892  On January - 02 george B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90   

1893  On this day in history death of john Obadiah Westwood, British entomologist (b. 1805)   

1904  On this day in history james Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82   

1913  Leon P Teisserenc de Bort, Fr meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at 57 on January - 02.   

1915  On this day in history karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84   

1917  Edward B Tylor, English anthropologist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1918  Sijbe K Bakker, vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1921  Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Ger chancellor/PM (Prussia), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history death of sam Carter, black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK   

1924  Death of Sabine Baring-Gould, English composer and novelist (b. 1834) on January - 02.   

1929  Erich Wichman[n], Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at 38 on January - 02.   

1936  On January - 02 death of sir Francis Newdegate, Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia (b. 1862)   

1937  Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1939  On January - 02 death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)   

1941  Mischa Levitzki, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1945  Betram Home Ramsay, Engl adm/Cmdr Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1946  Joe Darling, cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies on January - 02.   

1950  On January - 02 emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65   

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1642  On January - 02 birth of mehmed IV, sultan (Turkey)   

1647  Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Va (1676) was born on January - 02.   

1699  On this day in history birth of osman III, sultan (Turkey)   

1713  On January - 02 birth of marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)   

1719  On January - 02 birth of jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)   

1727  James Wolfe, commanded British Army (captured Quebec) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On January - 02 birth of louis Barbiano de Belgioioso, Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium   

1732  Franz Xaver Brixi, composer was born on this day in history.